Portion of mature Froiul-under bide.
POLYPODIUM PENNIGERUiM.
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GoniopterU pennigera, P k e s l . M o o r e a n d H o u l s t o n .
F o r s t e r . S m i t h .
Fohjpodium— Volyrgoáy. Feath ered .
I n t h e S e c t i o n G o n i o p t e r i s o f A u t h o r s .
Gonioptei'is poennigera of Pre sl is an ornamental species,
somewhat delicate, y e t easily propagated from the young viviparous
plants growing on the u p p e r portion of the frond.
A n evergreen warm greenhouse species.
Native of New Zealand.
In tro d u c ed into the Royal Gardens, Kew, in 1835.
F ro n d s pinnate, the pinnæ being lanceolate-acuminate in form,
slender, pinnatifid, bluntly lobed, rounded at the base, and
covered with a thin pubescence.
T erminal, adhe ren t to a creeping rhizoma.
F e rtile fronds u p rig h t and contracted.
Rachis and stipes circular, pale green in colour.
L en g th of frond from twelve to twenty-four inches; colour
b rig h t green.
Sori media], eventually becoming confluent.